PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyman Kissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jenkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock On. Lyman Kissell struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jenkins
vs
Kissell

184 cm
31
135 lbs
14 - 18 - 0

160 cm
25
151 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leeroy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyman Kissell!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins motions for Kissell to come forward. Jenkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Kissell lands with a straight right. Jenkins didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Kissell tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Jenkins throws a big counter combination but Kissell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kissell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jenkins defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Kissell.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kissell is defended easily by Jenkins.
Kissell tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kissell checks a low kick from Jenkins.
Kissell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jenkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Jenkins works over Kissell's head and body with a nice combination.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Kissell scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Jenkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jenkins, right into the meat.
Jenkins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jenkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kissell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jenkins defends it well.
Kissell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kissell darts in and clinches Jenkins up against the cage.
Jenkins is trying to force a seperation but Kissell has the dominant position.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kissell struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenkins controls his hands.
Kissell tries to throw a body punch but Jenkins avoids it by throwing Kissell back against the cage.
Kissell misses with a punch to the body.
Kissell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kissell has Jenkins pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kissell scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kissell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kissell is defending well for now.
Kissell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Kissell has double underhooks.
Jenkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kissell wants the takedown. Jenkins is fighting it off but Kissell persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jenkins's guard against the cage.
Jenkins is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kissell trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kissell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kissell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kissell content to stall in guard here.
Kissell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jenkins can't keep his opponent in guard - Kissell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Kissell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kissell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kissell wants to control the pace but Jenkins is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kissell controlling his opponent.
Kissell punching from mount but Jenkins doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jenkins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kissell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kissell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jenkins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kissell works his way to his opponent's back.

Kissell is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jenkins defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Kissell looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyman Kissell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jenkins tries to work over Kissell's front leg with a kick but Kissell checks it.
Leeroy Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kissell avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Kissell lands a leg kick that knocks Jenkins off balance momentarily.
Jenkins throws out a leg kick but Kissell moves out of range and Jenkins only half commits.
Jenkins lands a two punch combo.
Jenkins tries to work over Kissell's front leg with a kick but Kissell checks it.
Nice defenses there by Jenkins.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Jenkins slams his shin into Kissell's torso.
Jenkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jenkins lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kissell throws a body shot but no joy.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses

and Kissell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jenkins won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The referee warns Jenkins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Kissell goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jenkins turns into him and now he's in Kissell's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissell wants to sweep but no luck.

Kissell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kissell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenkins is one step ahead there.
Kissell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jenkins manages to get himself to full guard.

Kissell looking to pass the guard.
Kissell trying to move into half guard but instead Jenkins has managed to sweep!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kissell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jenkins throwing strikes but missing.
Kissell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Jenkins tries to roll over but Kissell keeps him under control.
Kissell wants to free his trapped foot but Jenkins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jenkins gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kissell wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Kissell controlling from the top position.
Kissell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jenkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kissell chips away with some ground and pound.
Kissell stands and throws Jenkins's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Kissell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kissell is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jenkins is trying to escape and Kissell transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jenkins is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kissell! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lyman Kissell!
Lyman Kissell spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Leeroy Jenkins spoke after the fight, saying 'Juast luck mate...'.